Overclocking an AMD Phenom II Quad Core 965 BE ....

Hi all,

Being new to all this overclocking mallarky, I have a question for anyone in the know....
After a bit of Googling, I have taken the plunge and overclocked my year old AMD Phenom II Quad Core 965 Black Edition processor which I have mounted in my Asus M4A785TD-M EVO motherboard. The CPU is cooled with the excellent Zalman CNPS9900-LED Dual Flower cooler which is installed with thermal paste.
After a year of use, I have found my PC no longer acts as required with all the latest games and I want it to be ready for the upcoming Skyrim which is basically going to take over my entire life
I have followed instructions and am currently running my CPU at 3.9GHz at 1.5v exactly and according to AMD Overdrive, the core temps are 53.38 degrees max when stressing the PC out using Prime95.
What I'm wondering is, should I go for the golden 4GHz and if this crashes my PC when on full load (which it will do if the CPU is not getting enough voltage, yes?), up the voltage a tad more? Is that how it works?

ummmm.......i would not advise upping your volts any more.....on the contrary id knock'em down a notch.........

it sound to me like your rig needs a thorough going through....a spring cleaning if you will.......ie defrag,,, registry cleanup,,, delete old programs etc

or better yet a fresh install of windows!!!


good luck

The link below gives you step-by-step istructions for OC'ing the Phenom II CPUs. More CPU voltage is not always the solution to higher frequencies. 55C is considered by many as the max stable temp for most Phenom II CPUs under Prime 95, OCCT or Linpack. Always keep your PC clean as dust lowers the cooling considerably.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums [...] p?t=596023

1.5v for 3.9GHz? I think It´s too much. I have my PII 965 at 3.9 at 1.45. Try to reduce the voltage a little bit, it will get the life of your cpu longer.